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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
UPA
Lot 25
General - Europe UM
Extensive Europa Mint coln displayed on Safe hingeless album pages, virtually complete and almost all UM with many of the better issues, incl 1956 series withl Luxembourg MM, Netherlands UM, 1957 Luxembourg set UM, 1960 Liechtenstein 50r UM, 1961 Italy 500l UM, Monaco 1974/75/76 MS UM, etc, a fine coln with high c/v. (100s)
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1956-76
SG value
£2,200.00
UPA
Lot 26
General - Europe UM
Europa UM coln of singles, sets & MS in a large stockbook, appears motly complete singles & sets (missing 1986), with annual series, CEPT, etc, a fine coln with c/v of circa £850. (100s)
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1975-90
UPA
Lot 27
General - Europe UM
EUROPA
Collection of u.m. Europa, CEPT and Europa forerunners in 3 stockbooks and some used on hagners. From 1950's sets and pairs, then later to 1993 with some better Greece and Sweden booklets. Cat value over €1400 (£1200+). Many 100's.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1956-93
Lot 28
General - Imperial Airways C
CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 3d Falls, 4d & 8d (SG18, 19 & 21) tied to plain registered cover with Reg'D Bulawayo cds cancels. First Official Air Mail cachet. Bulawayo reg label. Typed address to Athens, (No Athens reception cachet). Double Crash. On reverse Bulawayo Reg'd 28 Jan 32, Cairo 12 Feb 32 transit Athens 14 Feb 32 receiving. Some light staining to edges. Very scarce.
Date
1932
Lot 29
General - Imperial Airways C
CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to plain cover with Gwelo 23 Jan 32 cds cancels. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand addressed to Bournemouth. On reverse Salisbury 27 Jan 32 transit. Double Crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury even fewer from Gwelo. Slightly soiled. Very scarce.
Date
1932
Lot 30
General - Imperial Airways C
CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to plain cover with Fort Victoria 23 Jan 32 cds cancel. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand addressed to Edinburgh. On reverse Salisbury 27 Jan 32 transit. Double Crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury. Slightly soiled. Very scarce.
Date
1932
Lot 31
General - Imperial Airways C
CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to Springbok official illust cover with Salisbury 26 Jan 32 cds cancel. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand addressed to Walthamstow. No markings on reverse. Double Crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury. Slight edge wear.
Date
1932
Lot 32
General - Imperial Airways C
CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Northern Rhodesia 2d & 4d horiz joined pair (SG4 & 6), tied to Springbok official illust cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancels. Typed address to Reading. Delayed by Double Crash. On reverse Reading 17 Feb 32 receiving. Light staining top edge otherwise very fine.
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1932
Lot 33
General - Imperial Airways C
CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Nyasaland 4d horiz joined pair (SG106?) tied to plain cover with Limbe 23 Jan 32 cds cancel. First Official Air Mail cachet. Typed address to Mbeya Tanganyika. Double Crash. On reverse Salisbury 27 Jan 32 transit. Mbeya 6 Feb 32 receiving. Top right corner missing otherwise fine & clean.
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1932
Lot 34
General - Imperial Airways C
CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 4d & 6d (SG19 & 20) tied to plain registered cover with Reg'd Bulawayo 28 Jan 32 cds cancels. First Official Air Mail cachet. Bulawayo reg label. Typed address to Port Bell Kenya. Double Crash. On reverse Reg'd Bulawayo 28 Jan, Nairobi 7 Feb 32 reg oval transit, 2 different Kampala Registered 8 feb 32 receiving. Some light tone marks otherwise fine & very scarce.
Date
1932
Lot 35
General - Imperial Airways C
LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT
Southern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG16 & 19), on Springbok official illust cover tied with Salisbury 19 Dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental Flight official cachet applied twice. Typed address to Windhoek SWA. On reverse Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 transit, Windhoek-Kimberley 21 Dec receiving. Very fine & clean.
Date
1931
Lot 36
General - Imperial Airways C
LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT
Southern Rhodesia 1d & 8d (SG16 & 21) tied to plain registered cover with superb strikes of Bulawayo S.R. Registered 18 Dec 31 cds cancels. Experimental Flight official cachet in black & Bulawayo reg label. Typed address to Sea Point Cape Town. On reverse Bulawayo Registered 18 Dec , Johannesburg Registered 21 Dec transit & Cape Town 21 Dec 31 receiving. Very fine & clean. Display quality.
Date
19311
Lot 37
General - Imperial Airways C
LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE
GB 2d horiz joined pair & 3d (SG421 & 423), tied to Speedbird official illust cover with superb strikes of Croydon Aerodrome 20 Jan 1932 cds cancels. Typed address to Dodoma. On reverse Dodoma 28 Jan 32 receiving. Believed just 24 covers carried from Croydon to Dodoma. Very fine & clean. Display quality. Very Rare.
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1932
Lot 38
General - Imperial Airways C
LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE
Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Mpika 28 Jan 32 cds cancel. 'By Imperial Airways First Flight Mpika to Cape Town' official cachet. Typed address to Victoria West. Victoria West 16 Feb 32 cds on front for return to sender. On reverse Kimberley 2 Feb transit & Victoria West 4 Feb 32 receiving. Only a small number of covers carried on this stage of the flight. Very fine & scarce.
Date
1932
Lot 39
General - Imperial Airways C
Why this lot?With no specific search terms supplied, this lot may interest collectors of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Airways first-flight covers.
Collector insight · Lot 39
Why this lot?
Why it matches
With no specific search terms supplied, this lot may interest collectors of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Airways first-flight covers.
What makes this lot interesting
It records the Salisbury–Umtali–Beira first flight, with a cachet stating “First Air Mail between Umtali and Salisbury”.
Catalogue facts
Southern Rhodesia 1d and 3d SJ stamps are tied to the cover.
Umtali and Salisbury datestamps are both dated 5 Oct 1935.
The cover bears a Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways Ltd (RANA) cachet.
SG catalogue value £0.00; auction estimate £50.00.
Collector note
The description reports differing estimates for the number of covers carried on this leg.
Salisbury-Umtali-Beira first flight. Southern Rhodesia 1d & 3d SJ (SG31 & 33) tied to plain cover with Umtali 5 Oct 35 cds cancel. 'Rhodesia & Nyasalnd Airways Ltd (RANA)' cachet & 'First Air Mail between Umtali and Salisbury' cachet. Typed address to Salisbury. On reverse Salisbury 5 Oct 35 receiving. Reported that just 15 covers carried on this leg, however after much research by the Rhodesia Study Circle 28-30 covers seems more likely. VERY RARE. Very fine Display Quality cover.
Date
1935
UPA
Lot 40
General - Latin America U
Early to modern Used South America country colns on stockpages, each country with often more complete earlies through to modern with some sparse periods, incl Venezuela, Clombia, Paraguay & Peru. (approx 2500)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1860-1990
UPA
Lot 41
General - Latin America CC
Early to modern Used South America country colns on stockpages, each country with often more complete earlies through to modern with some sparse periods, incl Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay & Bolivia. (approx 2500)
Date
1860-1990
UPA
Lot 42
General - Latin America U
CENTRAL AMERICA
Early to modern Used country colns on stockpages, each country with often more complete earlies through to modern with some sparse periods, incl Mexico, Guatamala, Honduras, El salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama. (approx 3000)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1860-1990
UPA
Lot 43
General - Literature X
GREAT BRITAIN: SG Concise semi-specialised catalogue, 40th edition, 2025, excellent condition. Indispensable for the GB collector. Original cost £39.95
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
UPA
Lot 44
General - Middle East MX
Middle East country collections in folders and a stock book in a small box. Most are on pre printed internet album leaves in small folders. With a stockbook of early to modern Iran, useful mint and used collection of Egypt in a folder 1960-70 (cat £690), collection of Saudi (cat £378), Iran (cat £300+), Syria and Kuwait. Many 100's
Date
1900-70s
UPA
Lot 45
General - Middle East MH
Stock Binder with a useful accumulation of Middle East with many better sets. Includes 1948 Iraq definitives m.m. cat £140, 1995 Sadam Huseins Birthday, pair of MS u.m. , cat £60, SG 189 1 dinar m.m. cat £110, 1964 Jordan Birds m.m. (cat £365), Jordan SG 419-431 set (cat £170), Lebanon including 1930 Silk Congress (cat £100), Israel including SG D10-14 u.m. (cat £225), also early tabs and MS, Palestine SG P15-16 overprints, Egypt, Libya and others. Clean lot, priced to sell at £1580+ and cat value approximately £3500. Mainly mint, much is u.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1930-95
SG value
£3,400.00
UPA
Lot 46
General - Omnibus Issues CC
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KGV SILVER JUBILEE mint collection presented chronologically on stock book pages. Missing Egypt, complete for all other issues, St Lucia 2d with 'Line by Turret' variety. (249 stamps)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
variety — Variety
A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1935
SG value
£1,400.00
UPA
Lot 47
General - Omnibus Issues C
Silver Jubilee group of covers each with full set in mixed condition with, Ceylon registered extraneous pen writing on front & back. Falkland Is registered some tone marks. Gibraltar all stamps toned around perfs. Newfoundland tone marks. Niue. Straits Settlements long cover creases. (6 covers).
Date
1935
Lot 48
General - Omnibus Issues UM
Coronation Complete X202 UMM
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
